
Paul Wellstone’s MNA Legacy
On the 20th anniversary of his death, we remember Senator Paul Wellstone as an ardent supporter of nurses, workers’ rights, and Minnesota communities.
… Read more about: Paul Wellstone’s MNA Legacy »
Home » MNA Blog

On the 20th anniversary of his death, we remember Senator Paul Wellstone as an ardent supporter of nurses, workers’ rights, and Minnesota communities.
… Read more about: Paul Wellstone’s MNA Legacy »

by Rachel Hanneman, RN
Being a nurse these days is unrelenting. The expectation to multitask has long since been normalized as an expectation and, as family demands continue to mount, finding “extra” time for additional hobbies shrinks like your favorite jeans in the dryer.
… Read more about: Electing nurse-endorsed candidates—from the couch! »

Hello fellow MNA members. My name is Peter, and I am a volunteer for MNA’s phonebanks.
What does that mean?
… Read more about: From rutabaga festivals to MNA phonebanks »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
A delegation of nurses yesterday delivered an open letter to management and the community
(Bismarck, ND) – October 18, 2022 – Nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association at CHI St.
… Read more about: Nurses at CHI St. Alexius ‘sound the alarm’ on staffing in open letter »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org
Endorsed candidate, Liz Boldon, has pledged to work with nurses on key issues like the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act
(St.
… Read more about: Nurses endorse final candidate in 2022 legislative races »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org
Decertification effort pushed by millionaires’ anti-worker National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org
Endorsed candidates have pledged to work with nurses on key issues like the Keeping Nurses at the Bedside Act
(St.
… Read more about: Nurses endorse nine candidates in legislative, local races »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org
For two and a half years, Registered Nurses with University of Wisconsin (UW) Health have sought recognition for their union in their fight to improve patient care and working conditions at UW Health in Madison.
… Read more about: Statement in Support of University of Wisconsin Nurses Seeking Quality Patient Care and Union Recognition »

MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Lauren Nielsen
(c) 651-376-9709
lauren.nielsen@mnnurses.org
Sam Fettig
(c) 612-741-0662
sam.fettig@mnnurses.org
(Duluth) – September 9, 2022 – This Sunday, September 11, 2022, Twin Ports nurses with the Minnesota Nurses Association will gather with community supporters ahead of their historic strike which is set to begin Monday.
… Read more about: Twin Ports nurses to gather with community supporters ahead of historic strike »

The following was released on September 9, 2022, by students at the University of Minnesota Medical School:
Minnesota nurses are on the precipice of the largest nursing strike in US history, and are calling
on healthcare networks to recognize that we must put patients before profit.
… Read more about: Minnesota Medical School Students Stand in Solidarity with Minnesota Nurses’ Fight for Patients Before Profit »